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Explain the DVLA to me like I am a 5 year old please
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Hi Everyone, I am looking for someone who really knows how the DVLA / driving works with regards to OSA. Apologies if this is a little long winded but i need to explain this as accurately as I…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Jan 12.
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"Great to hear Lee - good on them and hope they also send the pdf from the DVLA to educate the doctor!!"
"Just spoken to Papworth, they are sending me a letter to give to Bupa to say there is no restriction on my driving"
"Great Lee as at least you know and it's good your CPAP therapy is going well :) Even if rounded down it's still moderate OSA lol, and this was just based on one night so other nights it could have been higher or lower.
The important thing…"
"Hi Kath,
I have managed to track down my scored from my initial sleep survey at Peterborough
my AHI was 15.4 and they have recorded that as moderate sleep Apnoea (if only they had rounded it down!)
I had a 4% dip rate whatever that means and my…"
"Agree with you Lee and we always point out to people that it's 'sleepiness' the Epworth scores on. Glad you didn't have an accident with the micro sleep, and of course this could certainly be due to the untreated sleep apnoea,…"
"Thank you Kath,
I think I will need to go back to Peterborough respiratory dept as they are the ones who ran my initial sleep study (quite a basic one with smart watch and pulse oximeter) and they never gave me any results - and never forwarded…"
"Hi Lee
Papworth are correct that it is not the decision of the BUPA doctor to tell you whether or not to drive. The rules have changed as in my day when I got diagnosed many years ago, all of us had to stop driving if we'd been diagnosed with…"
Explain the DVLA to me like I am a 5 year old please
Hi Everyone, I am looking for someone who really knows how the DVLA / driving works with regards to OSA. Apologies if this is a little long winded but i need to explain this as accurately as I can.In the summer I had what I can only describe as a microsleep in the afternoon whilst driving home which momentarily caused me to drift into the oncoming lane - which thankfully was empty.As a result I went to my GP who ordered blood tests and referred me to my local hospital sleep clinic to test for…See More
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"Thanks Jonathan - I had seen the YouTube video. My question is really about the experience of people who have control of their pressure settings, for example those people who have bought their machines directly and not obtained them through an NHS…"
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Air Sense 10 - changing pressure settings
I have been successfully using my air sense 10 since OSA diagnosis, and my AHI is now under 2. I had an appointment with my clinic this week and have been told there is no need for further appointments and just to contact them if I need supplies or…See More
"If you have a helpful GP, I would ask them to re-refer you to the sleep clinic."
A few questions..
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"I previously had a DeVilbiss Sleepcube and the dehumidifier did sometimes run dry. On the other hand I now have an AirSense 10 and it never runs dry, and I've had the humidity turned up high."
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Hi. I'm finding the Airsense 10 the hospital gave me, the humidifier chamber runs dry. It's not even on max settings, which I'm guessing would empty it a lot quicker. Seems like a big design oversight to me. Does anyone else have this trouble? The…See More
Decline in hearing
HiI have regular, well yearly check ups at work. One being a hearing test. Since having my cpap machine my hearing has declined rapidly in 1 ear.....could this be as a result of pressure? I believe I'm on 15cm p max h2o. I just use a nasal…See More
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"Thanks. Good news for me today, my clinic did finally reply to me and they’re giving me a new machine. The person I spoke to was super helpful.
The NHS clinics are great when you’re able to speak to them, but they seem to be…"
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